Comparative collections

Department of Fauna and systematics of invertebrates

1. Collection of parasites and commensals of invertebrates (fishes, crustaceouses and mollusca, 7 phyla, 9 classes, 12 orders): types of 9 taxa.

Curator Dr. Boshko Е.G.

Department of Taxonomy of Entomophagous Insects and ecological principles of biocontrol

2. Collection of entomophagous insects of the pests of fruit and berry cultural plants (5 orders, ca/ 50 families, 160 genera and 230 species)

Curators S. V. Sviridov, G. N. Nikitenko

3. Collection of the pests of fruit cultural plants (Insecta: Lepidoptera, 12 families, 36 species; Coleoptera, 10 families, 40 species, Orthoptera, 1 family, 1 species)

Curator S. V. Sviridov

Department of General and Applied Entomology

4. Collection of the bee nests of the family (273 specimens)

Curator Z. S. Gershenzon

5. Collection of preimaginal stages of terrestrial bugs (Heteroptera). 17 families, 216 genera, 396 species)

Curator P. V. Puchkov

6. Collection of preimaginal stages of moths (Lepidoptera Noctuoidea, Bombycoidea). 7 families, 72 genera, 112 species)

Curator I. V. Dolinskaya

7. Collection of preimaginal stages of bugs, Carabidae). 15 families, 214 genera, near 400 species.

Curator P. V. Puchkov

Department of Scientific Collections

8. Collection of invertebrate inclusions in the Govno amber. Specimens of amber pieces with inclusions of representatives of 16 orders and 76 families (totally near 3000 individuals).

Curator E. E. Perkovsky.

9. Collection of preimaginal stages of click beetles (Coleoptera, Elateridae). 72 genera, 300 species, over 4000 specimens.

Curators A. V. Puchkov & L. S. Cherney.

10. Collection of preimaginal stages of tiger beetles (Coleoptera, Cicindelidae). 22 genera, near 80 species.

Curator A. V. Puchkov.

11. Collection of preimaginal stages of carabid beetles (Coleoptera, Carabidae). 46 genera, near 130 species.

Curator A. V. Puchkov.

12. Collection of preimaginal stages of click beetles (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae). genera, species.

Curator L. S. Cherney.

Department of Acarology

13. Collection of the bat ectoparasites (Acarina; Siphonaptera; Diptera).

Curator O. Bobkova.

Department of Evolutional and genetical systematics

14. Amphibian collection (2 orders, 2 families, 2566 specimens, incl. Salamandridae: 65 specimens of Triturus spp. and Ranidae: 2501 specimen of the Rana esculenta complex of hybridizing species).

Curator S. Yu. Morozov-Leonov.

15. Ukrainian Fish Faunistic Collection (2 classes, 11 orders, 20 families, 49 genera and 59 species).

Curator A. O. Tsyba.

16. Collection of Genetically Marked Fish of the Genus Cobitis (Cypriniformes, Cobitidae). 905 specimens of Сobitis elongatoides C. taenia, C. tanaitica and various hybrids of them passed through electrophoretic studies.

Curator L. I. Pavlenko.

17. Collection of Genetically Marked Mice of the Genera Mus, Alsomys, Apodemus, Sylvaemus, Micromys, Rattus. 2203 genetically marked skulls.

Curator O. I. Lashkova.

18. Collection of Genetically Marked Shads of the Genus Alosa. 23 genetically marked fish in alcohol.

Curator L. V. Fedorenko.

Histological and Anatomical and Morphological Collections:

Department of Cytology and Histogenesis

1. Samples of organs and Tissue of Terrestrial Vertebrates.

2. Histological Preparations of Anlages and Bones of Skeleton of Several Organs and Tissues in Various Classes of Vertebrates.

3. Histochemical Preparations of Anlages and Bones of Skeleton of Several Organs and Tissues in Various Classes of Vertebrates.

4. Collection of Histoauthographs.

5. Collection of Smear Slides.

6. Collection of Preparations of Tissue Cultures (in Petri Dishes and on Slides).

7. Photonegatives (Films, Slides) of Tissue Samples.

Department of Acarology

1. Histological and Anatomic Preparations of Digestive and Reproductive Systems of Acariformes and Parasitiformes Mites.

Curators I. A. Akimov and I. V. Badanin.

Department of General and Applied Entomology

1. Collection of Smear Slides of Haemolymph of Insects Collected in the 30 km Zone of Alienation of The Chernobyl Atomic Power Station and Allied Territories (~ 1400 slides)

Curator V.M. Stovbchaty.

Department of Ethology and social biology of insects

1. Comparative Collection of Mollusk Shells Collected in the 30 km Zone of Alienation of The Chernobyl Atomic Power Station and other territories of Ukraine, Russia and Europe (~ 2000 samples). Molluscs were collected in 1986-1999 in the 30-km zone of the disaster, throughout the territory of the Ukraine and in the regions of some other countries suffering from radioactive precipitation, including some from western European countries. Over 1700 samples were analysed. Molluscs were identified to the generic level (no intrageneric variability in accumulation was noted). Samples were divided in generic subsamples; shells were pounded and stored in dry glass vials. The database provides site and date of collection, generic names, and specific beta-activity of strontium-90 above potassium-40 natural background. Same samples can be used for monitoring of heavy metals and rare earths.

Curator L. I. Frantsevich

I. I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology, 2004-2009